People awaiting trial on local charges, people serving county sentences, state inmates and ICE detainees. For inmate questions, call 270-821-6704, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Calls only go out from the jail; to pass on something urgent, phone staff and leave your name and number.

The roster shows current inmates, charges and bonds. VINELink confirms custody and sends a notice at release or transfer. Court dates are on KYeCourts public access. A person booked recently may not show yet.

All visits are non-contact and must be booked at least a day ahead by calling 270-825-5000, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; weekday visits by 3:30 p.m. the day before, weekend visits by 3:30 p.m. Friday. Arrive 15 minutes early with photo ID. Up to 4 people, children included, may come, and all must be on the appointment. Phones stay in the lobby, and muscle shirts, cutoffs and see-through clothes are not allowed. See our visitation guide.

Bonds are paid in cash at the Hopkins County Justice Center, 120 East Center Street, Madisonville, KY 42431 (270-824-7501); checks and cards are not accepted for bond. Have ID with you, know the inmate's legal name and case number, and hold on to the receipt. A pretrial release on recognizance means no cash is needed. See our bail guide for bond types and refunds.

Add funds online through the jail's deposit service. Money orders can be mailed or dropped off weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., made out to Hopkins County Jail and the inmate's name. The lobby kiosk takes cash and cards during business hours and on weekend days. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Calls only go one way: out from the jail. Funds for calls come from the same deposit options as the canteen account: the online service, a money order, or the lobby kiosk. Calls are recorded and can be played in court, so avoid discussing the case. For an urgent message, call 270-821-6704 on a weekday. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Write to the inmate's name at Hopkins County Jail, P.O. Box 1030, 2250 Laffoon Trail, Madisonville, KY 42431, with your name and return address, or the letter is refused. Personal mail is scanned onto the inmate kiosk; legal mail gets opened only with the inmate watching. Softcover books and magazines must ship straight from a retailer. Only prescription glasses or sealed contact lenses may be dropped off. See our mail guide.

Inmates without money for counsel may request the Madisonville Trial Office (1079 Thornberry Drive, Madisonville, KY 42431; 833-254-2468) at arraignment. Family members may call the Thornberry Drive office and give the case number to get the lawyer's name. A defender can also explain the next court date and any plea offer. See our court guide.

Possibly; the area draws people from Christian, Muhlenberg and Webster, and an older case there can surface after an arrest here. The sheriff's office answers warrant questions at 270-821-5661. To look beyond this county, one name and birth date search on the courts' free guest records search, left on statewide, covers every county.

When a warrant is left after release, counsel can plan the person's return to the Hopkins County Jail and bring bond before the court in one trip. The circuit clerk at 120 E. Center St., Madisonville, KY 42431, answers at 270-824-7502.

Juveniles are held separately from adults. A detained youth must get a hearing within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) decides placement and contacts a parent.

Ask the jail at 2250 Laffoon Trail, Madisonville, KY 42431 in writing for the mugshot under the Open Records Act. News media may request booking photos from the Hopkins sheriff. ICE booking photos require the ICE records request form. The Marshals hand out federal booking photos only for wanted fugitives.

Yes, when the Marshals contract for a bed. Anyone charged federally goes first to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 423 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301, 270-689-4400, and a detention hearing there decides custody. After sentencing, search the federal prison locator. Madisonville relatives can dial Owensboro's U.S. Marshals line, 270-852-2645.

Call the jail at 270-821-6704 to learn whether an ICE hold is on file; ICE Louisville is 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends Form I-247A to the jail.
2. After the local charge clears, ICE can ask Laffoon Trail to hold a Hopkins inmate up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released in Madisonville.
3. Without a pickup by ICE inside that window, the person walks out.
4. Some detainees stay at this jail under its ICE agreement.
5. Search the ICE finder.

Expect several hours of paperwork between a posted bond or signed order and the actual release. Property and leftover account money are returned, minus allowed fees. Arrange a ride from Laffoon Trail and call 270-821-6704 during office hours for timing.

Corrections reviews each sentenced person and assigns a prison or county jail. Search the KOOL lookup by name or number, or see our prisons in Kentucky for prison addresses and phone numbers. A move can take a few weeks to appear.

Hopkins' neighbors each book into their own jail or a host jail. Christian has the Christian County Jail in Hopkinsville, 270-887-4152. Muhlenberg has the Muhlenberg County Detention Center in Greenville, 270-338-2263, which also takes McLean arrests. Webster uses the Webster County Detention Center in Dixon, 270-639-7020, and Caldwell the Caldwell County Jail in Princeton, 270-365-6790.

• Madisonville Police Department works from 99 E Center St, Madisonville, KY 42431, and answers at 270-824-2121.
• Dawson Springs Police Department, whose city reaches into Caldwell County too, is at 200 W. Arcadia Avenue, Dawson Springs, KY 42408, phone 270-797-2277.
• Earlington's police are reached through city hall at 270-383-5364.
• In Mortons Gap, police calls go through the town office at 270-258-5362.
• The sheriff's office answers at 270-821-5661.
• State troopers are based at Kentucky State Police Post 2, 1000 Western Kentucky Parkway, P.O. Box 1025, Nortonville, KY 42442, 270-676-3313.

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Madisonville, Dawson Springs, Earlington and Mortons Gap, including Hanson, Nebo, Nortonville and White Plains. For an emergency, call 911.